Domaine de Conillières

What to see, what to do.

Saint-Maxmin la Sainte-Baume, in the green heart of Provence - "Provence Verte" , is at the crossroads to the Var coast and the Verdon Grand Canyon aera: An ideal central location…

The Sainte-Baume Mountain which shelters a monastery is bathed in mystery and legend. It is situated 12 miles away. Aix-en-Provence and The Sainte-Victoire Mountain 22 miles away, the famous Calanques of Cassis and the beaches less than 30 miles away...

… It will take you approximately one hour by car to reach either the Verdon Grand Canyon river, Marseille or Cannes and on to the French Riviera...

Saint-Maximin la Sainte-Baume is situated in a wine growing region, surrounded on one side by La Sainte-Baume, and on the other by La Sainte-Victoire, which inspired so much the painter Cezanne. The village occupy an important position in the history of Christianity: Its gigantic Basilica, shelters the relics of Saint Mary Magdalene, who spent her last 30 years in the grotto nestling in The Sainte-Baume mountain.
Loaded a remarkable natural site, Saint-Maximin and its surrounding holly hills have become a famous place of pilgrimage.

Saint-Maximin is also well known for its church organ, its royal monastery, its numerous concerts given in the cloister , its medieval quarter, and its large local markets…